Name: Helen Lila Selfridge dies and is memorialized on Beaver Island, 2007
Start: 2007-06-09
End: 2007-06-09
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2007-06-09
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilycatholicismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Helen “Lila” I. Selfridge, 76, of Charlevoix, died on June 9, 2007. A Rosary and memorial Mass were held at Holy Cross Catholic Church on Beaver Island on June 15 and 16, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Evidence limits

The obituary is the source for the family and life details preserved here; no independent vital record has been added.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Forum, "Helen \"Lila Lee\" Selfridge RIP," June 10–11, 2007.
The forum reported Selfridge's death, reproduced a Petoskey News Review obituary, and announced the June 15 Rosary, June 16 Holy Cross Mass, luncheon, and burial. It is community and reproduced obituary evidence; the Beaver Beacon remains the primary Island source.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2007, "Helen Selfridge."
Reports Helen Selfridge's June 9 death in Charlevoix, June 15 Rosary and June 16 memorial Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church, and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2007, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary and funeral report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Helen Lila Selfridge dies and is memorialized on Beaver Island, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-helen-lila-selfridge-death-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Helen \"Lila Lee\" Selfridge RIP," June 10–11, 2007. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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